Governed, not guessed

Before you spend real money on AI, get an honest verdict.

Bring one decision. We run it through a governed panel of competing AI models with criteria locked up front — and give you a clear GO or STOP, with the full audit trail. A real person is accountable for it — not a chatbot, and not a course.

Decision PackRedacted sample
The verdict
GOwith conditions
Success criteria locked
Panel of 5 models, cross-examined
!Dissent recorded: pricing risk
+Dated audit trail attached
5 business daysA$750 fixed
What you actually receive
A real, signed verdict
Sound familiar?

Everyone's selling you AI. Nobody's telling you what's worth doing.

Every vendor is paid to say yes. The National AI Centre found 65% of Australian businesses that haven't adopted AI stay out for one reason: they don't trust AI decision-making. Fair enough — most of it is guessed, not governed.

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A consultant who only ever says “build it”

They make their money on the build, so the answer is always yes. You never hear the one verdict that saves you the most: don’t.

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One AI’s confident opinion

A single chatbot gives you one fluent answer and no dissent. Confidence isn’t the same as being right — and you can’t put it in front of your board.

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An A$50k build you can’t justify later

Six months in, someone asks why you chose this. If the decision wasn’t documented up front, you’re defending a gut call with hindsight.

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Moving goalposts

Success gets redefined to match whatever happened. Without criteria locked before the work starts, every project can be spun as a win.

How the verdict works

A governed process. Not a hot take.

The same four-stage process runs on every decision — so the verdict is trustworthy by construction, not by reputation.

1 · Lock the criteria

Before any work starts
01Define what a GO actually looks like
02Set the budget cap
03Agree the kill criteria
04Signed — goalposts can’t move

Success is defined up front, not rationalised after.

2 · Convene the panel

Competing models, not one
01Multiple frontier models work it
02Each takes an independent position
03Different strengths, different blind spots
04No single model’s bias wins

You get a room of experts, not one confident voice.

3 · Adversarial review

Red-team, on purpose
01Positions are cross-examined
02The commercial case is attacked
03Weak reasoning gets exposed
04Dissent is recorded, not buried

The answer has survived being argued against.

4 · The verdict

Honest GO, FIX or STOP
01A clear call, with the reasoning
02Conditions and risks named
03Full audit trail attached
04Stop the moment it’s answered

A decision you can put in front of a board or a bank.

How we work together

From question to verdict in days.

Start free, decide for a fixed fee, and only build once the verdict is GO. You're never committed to the next step until the last one earns it.

01
AI Opportunity Audit — free

Answer 14 questions and get a personalised AI Opportunity Score with three opportunities ranked by impact and effort. Your starting map, at no cost.

02
Ideas Lab verdict — A$750 fixed

Bring one decision. Five business days later you have an honest GO, FIX or STOP, governed by locked criteria and a competing-model panel, with the full audit trail.

03
AI Roadmap Sprint

Got a GO? We turn it into a 90-day plan scoped to your business — what to build, in what order, and why. No generic framework.

04
Build & Operate

When it’s worth building, we build it — or hand you a spec your own team can run with. Live in weeks, with documentation and training.

Live: Ideas Lab run
Decision + criteria locked
Day 0
Panel works it independently
Day 1–2
Adversarial cross-examination
Day 3
4
Verdict + audit trail delivered
Day 5
Fixed fee. Honest answer.
Even when the answer is STOP — that's the point.
What to bring us

The decisions the Ideas Lab is built for.

If a wrong answer would cost you real money or months of time, it belongs on the panel.

“Should we build this?”

An AI product, an automation, an app, a new tool. Before you commit a budget, find out whether it survives a governed, adversarial look — or whether STOP just saved you the spend.

Product or feature ideas
Automation projects
Build-vs-buy calls

“Is this vendor worth it?”

A quote landed, the demo looked great, the contract is in front of you. We pressure-test the business case so you sign — or walk — on evidence, not a sales pitch.

SaaS and platform decisions
Agency or vendor proposals
Contract renewals

“Where do we start with AI?”

You know AI matters but not which bet comes first. We rank the options by real impact and effort so your first move is the one most likely to pay off.

Prioritising AI initiatives
First-project selection
Board or budget cases
Why ProjxAI

Governed by a process. Owned by a person.

Every verdict runs on the same governed process — pre-committed criteria, a competing-model panel, adversarial review, an audit trail. But a process still needs someone accountable for the call. ProjxAI is run by an operator, not an outside adviser: someone who has owned a P&L and made the decisions, not just recommended them.

Anyone can run a few AI models against a question. The difference is judgement — knowing which answer to trust, what a CFO will actually approve, and when to say stop. The panel does the work; a real person interprets it and is accountable for the result.

“Most AI consultants will tell you what's possible. I'll tell you what's worth doing this quarter.”

— Michael Collicoat, founder

About ProjxAI →
STOPOur first-ever verdict

The first verdict the engine ever issued was STOP — to its own creator, on his own project.

He took it. The capital that single honest answer preserved is what funded this business. We're paid for the right call — not the green light.

A A$750 STOP that saves a A$50,000 build is the best money you'll spend this year.

Start free

AI Opportunity Audit

Answer 14 questions about your business and get a personalised AI Opportunity Score with three specific opportunities — grounded in your actual operations, not generic advice. The free first step before the Ideas Lab verdict.

  • Your AI Opportunity Score (0–100) with readiness breakdown
  • Three named opportunities ranked by impact and effort
  • A 90-day starting plan calibrated to your team
Try the free AI Opportunity Audit →
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Common Questions

What you're probably wondering.

How much does it cost?

The AI Opportunity Audit is free. The Ideas Lab verdict is A$750, fixed — one decision, five business days, an honest GO, FIX or STOP with the full audit trail. Roadmap and build work is quoted after a GO. No GST (we’re not GST-registered), no surprises.

What if the verdict is STOP?

Then you hear STOP — and that’s the most valuable answer we sell. A A$750 STOP that saves you a A$50,000 build is the best money you’ll spend this year. We’re paid for the honest call, not the build.

Why a panel of models instead of one?

One model gives you one confident opinion and no dissent. Competing models, each with different strengths and blind spots, surface disagreement you can actually learn from. They’re cross-examined, the dissent is recorded, and a person interprets the result — so you get judgement, not just output.

What makes it “governed”?

Three things, all in writing: success criteria, budget cap and kill criteria locked before any work starts; an adversarial review where the case is attacked, not rubber-stamped; and a dated audit trail behind every verdict. It’s a decision you could defend to a board, a bank, or an auditor.

Where does our data go? Is this safe?

You choose which models sit on your panel, and we capture any data-handling preferences before the run. Australian data stays in Australian or agreed-jurisdiction infrastructure where possible, and we work within your Privacy Act 1988 obligations.

Let's talk

Got a decision worth getting right?

Start with the free AI Audit, or book a 15-minute Clarity Call. No sales pitch, no 20-minute discovery form — just an honest conversation about the call you're weighing.